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Sustainable City Stories – A Short Film Reflecting on Sustainability in Woolwich, London as Observed Walking by an Intergenerational Group of Residents

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  • Marianne Markowski

    (University of Greenwich, UK)

  • Helen Tennison

    (Independent Theatre Maker and Director, UK)

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This short film is an artistic response to the collected observations and narratives from an intergenerational walking activity with residents in Woolwich, and for which Ms Tennison and Dr Markowski received pilot funding from the University of Greenwich. This artistic response, using authentic contributions by participants’ theatre, artistically augmented by Ms Tennison, a theatre maker, aims to be considered as ‘a celebration of Woolwich’, that is, a place that participants cherished to be part of, despite a lack of green spaces and nature and ailing infrastructure. The original voice recordings in the film reflect the strong ‘sense of belonging’ that this project captured from the participants who did not know each other before the project. The project’s outputs (including this video) show that Woolwich is a place where sustainability is treasured because participants felt safe and connected to Woolwich, and even more so after this participatory project. This film has been shared with local community organisations, so it could be used to strengthen discussions on and subsequent actions for sustainability.

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  • Marianne Markowski & Helen Tennison, 2026. "Sustainable City Stories – A Short Film Reflecting on Sustainability in Woolwich, London as Observed Walking by an Intergenerational Group of Residents," Sociological Research Online, , vol. 31(1), pages 209-218, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:socres:v:31:y:2026:i:1:p:209-218
    DOI: 10.1177/13607804251344379
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    1. Tracy L. Washington & Debra Flanders Cushing & Janelle Mackenzie & Laurie Buys & Stewart Trost, 2019. "Fostering Social Sustainability through Intergenerational Engagement in Australian Neighborhood Parks," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(16), pages 1-16, August.
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